Using GIS to identify functionally significant wetlands in the Northeastern United States

Environmental Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-24

  Cedfeldt, Paul T ^a   Watzin, Mary C ^a   Richardson, Bruce Dingee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Vermont; Wetland assessment; Wetland function; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOW OF WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; FLOOD FLOW ALTERATION; WETLAND FUNCTIONS;

WETLANDS;

SURFACE WATER;

GIS; METHODOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034074201     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010067     Document Type: Article

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